Tony's on the Pier
is family owned and operated, featuring a
large selection of fresh fish daily and views of the
water. They are known for their Mai Tai's (you keep the
glass).

"Tony" was born Anthony A. Trutanich, (but better known
as Tony T.) in San Pedro, CA circa 1922. He was a lead
navigator on 25 missions in World War II, including
D-Day. He became a commercial fisherman in San Pedro,
which was very hard work. Seeing as the work was so hard
and the hours so demanding, he opened Tony's on the Pier
in 1952, thinking it would be easier than commercial
fishing. Boy, was he wrong.

Tony's originally opened in a small shack of a building.
In 1961, he expanded the dining room with a lower patio
area with sliding glass windows. Customers immediately
fell in love with sliding windows, which they frequently
opened to feed the birds and take in the fresh ocean
air. Speaking of 1961 and falling in love, it was also
in 1961 that a beautiful lady showed up at Tony's and
applied for a waitress job. Although the restaurant was
well-staffed and not currently hiring, Tony felt
compelled to hire her on the spot anyway. This turned
out to be a good thing, since they got married three
years later

In 1963 he expanded yet again to include the Top o'
Tony's Bar above the restaurant, which has a view from
Palos Verdes to Santa Monica. Many famous people who
have visited Tony's grace the walls of the spiral
staircase leading up to the bar. Tony's is now a
landmark.